Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Paraná, Brazil

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65.6

mindat Locality ID: 106999
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-106999.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Paraná, Brazil": 28
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Adrianópolis
Cerro Azul
Curitiba
Doutor Ulysses
Foz Do Iguaçu
Iguaraçu
Paranaguá
Paranapoema
Pato Branco
Rio Negro
São Miguel Do Iguaçu
Tijucas Do Sul

Latitude: 25°2'48"S
Longitude: 51°57'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -25.046666666667,-51.954722222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Astrophyllite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite	Iron	Kaolinite	Lanthanite	Malachite
Mica	Mordenite	Neptunite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Pseudobrookite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sapphirine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Steacyite	Tridymite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Na Nb Nd Ni O P Pb S Si Th Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Astrophyllite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite Iron Kaolinite Lanthanite Malachite
Mica Mordenite Neptunite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Pseudobrookite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sapphirine Sphalerite Spinel Steacyite Tridymite Zircon

56 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Aenigmatite ()*	Albite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*
Astrophyllite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Calcite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diopside ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lanthanite-(La) ()*
Lanthanite-(Nd) ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mordenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nacareniobsite-(Ce) ()*	Narsarsukite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Neptunite ()*
Opal ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pseudobrookite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Taenite ()*	Tetrataenite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Troilite ()*	Turkestanite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	28366	1022
Aenigmatite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]			1	28366	133
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	28366	8803
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	28353	1036
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	28366	295
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F			1	28366	161
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	28353	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1000	1000	1	28342	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1600	65.6	2	28342,28346	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1000	1000	1	28342	5516
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)			1	28366	115
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	28347,28353	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	28358	309
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1600	1000	1	28342	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1000	1000	1	28342	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	28360,28363	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1000	1000	1	28342	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1000	1000	1	28342	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1000	1000	1	28342	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1000	1000	1	28342	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	28360,28363	4135
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	67	65.6	2	28346,28366	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	28360	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1600	65.6	2	28342,28346	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1600	1000	1	28342	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	28353	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	28353,28366	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			3	28355,28360,28363	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	28347	5591
Lanthanite-(La) ()*	Lanthanite	La₂(CO₃)₃·8H₂O			2	28347,28349	10
Lanthanite-(Nd) ()*	Lanthanite	Nd₂(CO₃)₃·8H₂O			2	28347,28349	10
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1600	1000	1	28342	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1000	1000	1	28342	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	28366	4924
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O			1	28358	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	28347	17380
Nacareniobsite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ca₃REE)Na₃Nb(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂			1	28366	10
Narsarsukite ()*	None	Na₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)Si₄(O,F)₁₁			1	28366	34
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			1	28360	884
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄			1	28366	49
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	28353	2994
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	28363	1512
Pseudobrookite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Fe³⁺₂Ti)O₅			1	28353	164
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1600	65.6	3	28342,28346,28353	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1600	1000	1	28342	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1600	1000	1	28342	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1600	1000	5	28342,28347,28353,28357,28366	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1600	1000	1	28342	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1600	1000	1	28342	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1600	1000	1	28342	21482
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			3	28355,28360,28363	703
Tetrataenite ()*	None	FeNi			1	28363	116
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1600	1000	1	28342	2562
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			2	28360,28363	1044
Turkestanite ()*	Steacyite	(K, )(Ca,Na)₂ThSi₈O₂₀·nH₂O			1	28366	9
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	28366	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000661	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, phonolite, tuff, breccia, fenite.
Jen_0000662	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, phonolite, tuff, breccia, fenite.
Jen_0000663	MAGMATIC STYLE: Irregular intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, phonolite, tuff, breccia, fenite.

9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
sedznpb-00057	1600	1600	1600				251938	Canoas Mine, Adrianópolis, Paraná, Brazil	Canoas	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedznpb-00062	1600	1600	1600				251937	Panelas De Brejaúbas Mine, Adrianópolis, Paraná, Brazil	Panelas	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedcu-00073	1000	1000	U. Proterozoic			Cu	251683	Perau Mine, Adrianópolis, Paraná, Brazil	Perau	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
sedexmvt-00042	1600	1000	Mesoproterozoic		host rock age		251683	Perau Mine, Adrianópolis, Paraná, Brazil	Perau	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00063	1600	1600	1600				251683	Perau Mine, Adrianópolis, Paraná, Brazil	Perau	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
Jen_0000661	66.3	66.3	66.3	K-Ar			158012	Mato Preto Carbonatite Complex, Cerro Azul, Paraná, Brazil	Mato Preto	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000662	65.6	65.6	65.6	K-Ar			158012	Mato Preto Carbonatite Complex, Cerro Azul, Paraná, Brazil	Mato Preto	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000663	67	67	67	K-Ar			158012	Mato Preto Carbonatite Complex, Cerro Azul, Paraná, Brazil	Mato Preto	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
ree-00139	67	65.6	65.6 and 67.0 Ma (K-Ar, phonolite)	K-Ar			158012	Mato Preto Carbonatite Complex, Cerro Azul, Paraná, Brazil	Mato Preto	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060467	Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil	https://rruff.info/R060467

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